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Scottish Labour
MSP for Glasgow (Region)
05 May 2016 to present
Scottish Labour
Former MSP for Glasgow Kelvin (Constituency)
06 May 1999 to 22 Mar 2011
Chair
Appointed Member
Scottish Labour
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
31 May 2021 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Labour
17 June 2021 to 08 April 2026
Member
14 June 2017 to 29 March 2022
Trustee
01 March 2021 to 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 to 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 to 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
25 February 2020 to 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
16 June 2016 to 04 May 2021
Deputy Convener
04 October 2018 to 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
04 October 2018 to 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
04 October 2018 to 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
02 September 2019 to 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
28 June 2016 to 25 September 2019
Substitute Member
06 September 2018 to 10 September 2019
Substitute Member
09 January 2018 to 06 September 2018
Substitute Member
08 September 2016 to 09 January 2018
Substitute Member
25 May 2016 to 19 December 2017
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 to 16 June 2016
Member
27 October 2009 to 22 March 2011
Scottish Labour
16 September 2008 to 22 March 2011
Scottish Labour
16 September 2008 to 27 October 2009
Scottish Labour
17 September 2007 to 16 September 2008
Scottish Labour
13 June 2007 to 20 September 2007
Member
18 May 2007 to 17 September 2007
Scottish Labour
10 June 2003 to 02 April 2007
Member
10 June 2003 to 02 April 2007
Convener
04 June 2003 to 10 June 2003
Member
24 January 2001 to 31 March 2003
Convener
06 January 2003 to 31 March 2003
Member
24 January 2001 to 05 January 2003
Member
08 January 2001 to 24 January 2001
Member
18 January 2000 to 07 January 2001
Deputy Convener
17 June 1999 to 07 January 2001
Member
17 June 1999 to 18 January 2000
Member
MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Pauline McNeill. The date of their initial statement was 28 May 2026.
No registrable interests.
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No registrable interests.
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I am a member of the Scottish Co-operative Party.
I am a member of GMB Union.
These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2026
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "As we have heard, Scotland faces a persistent and growing threat from ransomware and cyber attacks, but it is the speed at which this criminal space is developing that is quite alarming…
Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2026
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "I wondered whether to indulge Thomas Kerr by taking part in what I believe is a divisive debate, but I want to put on the record where Scottish Labour stands on what is, as other members have said, a fundamental freedom—the freedom to wear what you like—and on tolerance, respect and human rights.Kirsten Oswald said earlier that, in a free and open…
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 7 October 2026
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "Morning, everyone. I want to ask about policing. Cabinet secretary, you will be broadly familiar with the centralisation of the eight regional police forces…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "The public inquiry that the Government ordered into Emma Caldwell’s murder will cover only the period between May 2005 and 2015…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab): "The public inquiry that the Government ordered into Emma Caldwell’s murder will cover only the period between May 2005 and 2015…
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Find out how Pauline McNeill has voted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-01517.1
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 96 for, 13 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517.3
Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 35 for, 74 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 70 for, 37 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517.2
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Supported by: Patrick Harvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 65 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01460.5
Submitted by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Result 21 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Find out what motions Pauline McNeill has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 23 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that travel and subsistence allowances for judicial office holders in the Scottish Tribunals have not been revised for several years and are insufficient to cover expenses incurred, and that substantial pre-hearing preparation and decision writing is regularly undertaken without additional…
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 23 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of disparities in remuneration between judicial office holders in the Scottish Tribunals and their counterparts in equivalent tribunals elsewhere in the UK, including reported differences in daily fee rates of between £80 and £213 and holiday pay rates of 12.07% compared with…
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 23 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contractual arrangements for judicial office holders in the Scottish Tribunals, including the requirement to make themselves available for a minimum number of sitting days without any guarantee of work, and whether it will consider introducing guaranteed minimum sitting days and…
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 23 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the current terms and conditions of judicial office holders in the Scottish Tribunals on morale, recruitment and retention, including how these compare with equivalent appointments in reserved tribunals and the courts, and whether it will commit to a comprehensive review of…
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 23 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of concerns raised by GMB Scotland that judicial office holders in the Scottish Tribunals do not have access to the same pension arrangements as their counterparts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including retrospective entitlements dating to 2000 for legal members and 2012 for non-legal members,…
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to providing local authorities with increased powers to restrict the opening of vape shops and other specified types of commercial premises in or adjacent to historic buildings, following recent fires in such buildings in Glasgow, including the incident at Union Street in March 2026."
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 16 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Kirsten Oswald on 28 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported warning from the Lord President of the Court of Session that, without additional funding, the implementation of the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 will be delayed."
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 14 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 25 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the original purpose of Orders of Life Long restriction have been adhered to."
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 14 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 25 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had any recent discussions with the Scottish Human Rights Commission regarding reviewing Orders for Lifelong restrictions."
Asked by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 14 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reviewed the support programmes available in Scottish Prisons for Orders of Lifelong restriction sentences."
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